2001 Melanesian Championships in Athletics

The 2001 Melanesian Championships in Athletics took place in April, 2001. The event was held in Suva, Fiji, in conjunction with the Fiji national championships.[1]

I Melanesian Championships in Athletics
DatesApril
Host citySuva, Fiji Fiji
LevelSenior
Events33 (20 men, 13 women)

A total of 33 events were contested, 20 by men and 13 by women.

Medal summary

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Medal winners and their results were published on the Athletics Weekly webpage.[2]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres Joseph Kembu
  Papua New Guinea
10.8 Andrew Konai
  Solomon Islands
10.8 Henry Ben
  Papua New Guinea
Reuben Apuri
  Solomon Islands
10.9
200 metres Sailasa Koroitamana
  Fiji
22.2 Reuben Apuri
  Solomon Islands
22.5 Henry Ben
  Papua New Guinea
22.6
400 metres Remesio Namara
  Fiji
49.4 Meli Cama
  Fiji
51.2 David Thomas
  Vanuatu
51.7
800 metres Loresh Kumaran
  Fiji
1:58.6 Peter Paul Enkae
  Vanuatu
1:59.5 Gerard Solomon
  Vanuatu
2:01.1
1500 metres Esala Talebula
  Fiji
4:22.8 Gerard Solomon
  Vanuatu
4:23.6 Josaia Cavu
  Fiji
5:15.4
5000 metres Henry Foufaka
  Solomon Islands
16:52.4 Aman Prasad
  Fiji
17:27.1 Josaia Cavu
  Fiji
18:58.8
10000 metres Henry Foufaka
  Solomon Islands
35:12.7 Bimlesh Kumar
  Fiji
35:50.1 Abinesh Kumar
  Fiji
36:07.4
Half Marathon Bimlesh Kumar
  Fiji
1:17:58 Parshottam Lal
  Fiji
1:19:18 Abinesh Kumar
  Fiji
1:20:17
3000 metres steeplechase Esala Talebula
  Fiji
10:04.9 Peter Paul Enkae
  Vanuatu
11:05.0
400 metres hurdles Meli Cama
  Fiji
57.2 Sunia Cama
  Fiji
60.3
High Jump Lorima Vunisa
  Fiji
1.96m Jone Kalouniviti
  Fiji
1.93m Robert Elder
  Fiji
1.90m
Long Jump Shaun Apisai
  Fiji
6.23m Sepesa Leweniquila
  Fiji
6.22m Hendricks Tari
  Vanuatu
6.15m
Triple Jump Felix Rosa
  Fiji
13.37m Simon Benari
  Papua New Guinea
13.01m Lorima Vunisa
  Fiji
12.69m
Shot Put Iosefo Vuloaloa
  Fiji
13.03m Sikipio Fihaki
  Fiji
11.92m James Dominiko
  Fiji
11.56m
Discus Throw Sikipio Fihaki
  Fiji
44.35m Sosefo Fonorito
  Fiji
41.44m Iosefo Vuloaloa
  Fiji
34.24m
Hammer Throw Brentt Jones
  Norfolk Island
51.21m James Dominiko
  Fiji
31.10m Sosefo Fonorito
  Fiji
29.51m
Javelin Throw Iosefo Vuloaloa
  Fiji
58.98m Simon Benari
  Papua New Guinea
48.14m Tomasi Gonelevu
  Fiji
41.36m
20 Kilometres Road Walk Rajeev Patel
  Fiji
1:56:04
4 x 100 metres relay   Solomon Islands 42.9   Papua New Guinea 43.0   Fiji 43.1
4 x 400 metres relay   Fiji 3:25.2   Vanuatu 3:29.6 Ratu Kadavulevu School   Fiji 3:33.6

Women

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
(wind: 0.7 m/s)
Mae Koime
  Papua New Guinea
12.5 Vasiti Vatureba
  Fiji
12.7 Nessie Ogisi
  Papua New Guinea
12.9
200 metres Makelesi Bulikiobo
  Fiji
24.8 Vasiti Vatureba
  Fiji
25.8 Mary Estelle Kapalu
  Vanuatu
26.0
400 metres Makelesi Bulikiobo
  Fiji
58.3 Mary Estelle Kapalu
  Vanuatu
59.0 Vasiti Vatureba
  Fiji
60.9
800 metres Sisilia Dauniwe
  Fiji
2:24.5
1500 metres Jedda Fletcher
  Norfolk Island
6:15.9
400 metres hurdles Mary Estelle Kapalu
  Vanuatu
65.5 Ledua Baker
  Fiji
86.2
High Jump Tereima Rara
  Fiji
1.45m Amelia R.
  Fiji
1.40m
Long Jump Vasiti Vatureba
  Fiji
4.61m Mere Gavidi
  Fiji
4.56m Melissa Moli
  Vanuatu
4.48m
Shot Put Sisilia Lau
  Fiji
9.62m Sisilia Naqelo
  Fiji
9.52m
Discus Throw Venina Rokowati
  Fiji
30.32m Wila Nailatimate
  Fiji
27.63m
Javelin Throw Sisilia Lau
  Fiji
41.20m Mela Tabakiraka
  Fiji
30.03m Milika Roko
  Fiji
26.26m
4 x 100 metres relay   Fiji 50.7
4 x 400 metres relay   Fiji 4:04.2

Medal table (unofficial)

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  *   Host nation (Fiji)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Fiji (FIJ)*25181356
2  Solomon Islands (SOL)3216
3  Papua New Guinea (PNG)2338
4  Norfolk Island (NFK)2002
5  Vanuatu (VAN)15511
Totals (5 entries)33282283


References

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  1. ^ Squad named for championships, Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, April 9, 2001, archived from the original on July 31, 2001, retrieved December 8, 2015{{citation}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ MELANESIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS, Athletics Weekly, retrieved February 13, 2014